道歉信和感谢信  

Letters of Apology and Letters of Thank

 

   在日常生活和工作中，道歉信和感谢信应用范围很广。道歉信是指因过失或疏忽做错了事，给别人带来了麻烦或损失，发觉后要立即写信给对方赔礼道歉时写的信件。感谢信是指当收到馈赠、邀请、赴宴、照顾、款待、慰问、祝贺时，向对方表达内心的感激之情时写的信件。二者在写作手法上有一些相似之处。

   道歉信通常包括以下内容：

   1. 表示歉意，道歉的缘由；

   2. 出现差错的原因，提出弥补措施；

   3. 请求原谅，再次致歉，希望得到理解。

   感谢信同样分为以下三部分：

   1. 对对方的馈赠、帮助、关心和邀请等表示由衷的感谢；

   2. 说明对方的馈赠、帮助、关心和邀请等所起的作用和对自己的意义；

   3. 表示希望日后有机会定当答谢对方，并在结尾再次致谢。

   写道歉信和感谢信的时候，一定要态度诚恳，语言真挚，道歉时解释的理由要真实，尽量提供一个合适的补救办法，使行文更加完满。致谢时要热情洋溢，不能过于简短，以免给收信人造成敷衍了事、言不由衷的错觉。

A. 道歉信的常用句型：

1. I am writing to apologize for…/I am writing to say sorry for…

2. I am indeed very sorry for what I said/did, but believe I had no intention to…

3. I feel awfully sorry about it and want you to know what happened.

4. Please accept my sincere apologies for my oversight.

5. I sincerely hope you can understand my situation/think in my position and accept my apologies.

6. Once again, I’m sorry for any inconvenience caused/you have sustained.

7. I apologize again for any trouble that might have been caused by my carelessness.

B. 感谢信的常用句型：

1. For this reason, I am writing this letter to express my sincere thanks to…

2. Your kindness and help will always be remembered.

3. I deeply appreciate your hospitality.

4. I appreciate it more than I can say.

5. With feelings of deep gratitude, I address you to give my thanks for your noble and generous efforts.

6. I extend you again a thousand thanks for the great favor.

Letters of Apology

Sample One

Dear Anne,

       Thank you for your invitation to dinner at your home tomorrow evening.                          Unfortunately, it is much to my regret that I cannot join you and your family because I            will be fully occupied then for an important exam coming the day after tomorrow. I feel          terribly sorry for missing the chance of such a happy get-together, and I hope that all of          you enjoy a good time. Is it possible for you and me to meet some other time? If so,                please don’t hesitate to drop me a line about your preferable date. I do long for a pleasant        chat with you.

        Please allow me to say sorry again.

                                                                        Regards,

                                                                        Li Ming

Sample Two

Dear Prof. Patent,

       I am very sorry to inform you that I did not manage to complete the book report you        assigned last week, due to suddenly falling ill a few days ago. For the past few days I              have been in hospital with a continuous fever, which has thus prevented me from any              academic activity. I am enclosing my doctor’s note.

      I would be very much obliged if you could grant me another week for the task, as my        health is now improving.

      I hope you can understand my situation and accept my apology.

                                                                       Yours sincerely,

                                                                        Baker

Letters of Thanks

Sample One

Dear Mr. Rogers,

        It is my great pleasure to show my hearty thanks to you for your hospitality and               courtesy to me during my stay in London.

       Originally I only wanted to call on you and give my father’s regards to you, as it had         been three years since you and he last saw each other. But you insisted that I stay at your         house during my visit in London and you took good care of me as if I were a member of         your family rather than the daughter of one of your friends. You really added greatly to           my convenience and pleasure of the whole trip.

       Thank you again for your kindness and I hope that I will have the opportunity to               return your charming hospitality.

                                                                         Yours sincerely,

                                                                          Wu Ting

Sample Two

                                                                               Oct. 23, 2012

Dear Professor Smith,

        I’m President of the Students’ Union of Shengli Middle School. On behalf of the            whole school, I’m writing to thank you for your wonderful and instructive lecture on UK        education, which you gave us a week ago and also for the computers which you gave to          our school.

      Your kindness and help will always be remembered. Your lecture has won high                  admiration of the teachers and students of our school. All of us have learned a lot. And            we also appreciate your computers. We’ve found they are of great help in improving our        studies as well as enlarging our knowledge.

      We are looking forward to you visiting our school again and giving us another                  wonderful lecture.

                                                                                      Best wishes,

                                                                                       Li Hua

Sample Three

May 27, 2012

Attn: Human Resources

California Investment Group

8800 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor

Beverly Hills, CA 90201

Dear Mr. or Ms.                       

       I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to meet with you and discuss the           financial analyst position. I enjoyed speaking with you and learning more about                       California Investment Group and your department.

       My enthusiasm for the position and interest for working for California Investment            Group were greatly strengthened as a result of our interview. I am confident that my                academic background and work experience provide a good fit with your requirements of        the job.

         Please feel free to contact me at (413) 737-2079 or by e-mail to                                         Kahrear@gmail.com if you would like me to provide you with any additional

 information. Thank you again for the interview and your consideration.

                                                                                      Sincerely yours,

                                                                                      Kahrear Scentor